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We found 42 communities that share the name Sand Hill.
There are three communities within Kentucky that are also named Sand Hill.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 38 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Located In Kentucky ...
Estill County
This Sand Hill is located in Estill County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Sand Hill.
Lewis County
This Sand Hill is located in Lewis County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Sand Hill.
Warren County
This Sand Hill is located in Warren County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the west of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Sand Hill.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lee County
This Sand Hill is located in Lee County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Sand Hill.
Arkansas
Hempstead County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Sand Hill [Hempstead County].
Prairie County
This Sand Hill is located in Prairie County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Sand Hill.
California
Contra Costa County
This Sand Hill is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,105 miles [3,387.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Sand Hill.
Delaware
Sussex County
This Sand Hill is located in Sussex County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Sand Hill.
Florida
Walton County
This Sand Hill is located in Walton County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Sand Hill.
Georgia
Brooks County
This Sand Hill is located in Brooks County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the south of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Sand Hill.
Carroll County
This Sand Hill is located in Carroll County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the south southwest of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Sand Hill.
Glynn County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sand Hill [Glynn County].
Muscogee County
This Sand Hill is located in Muscogee County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the south southwest of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Sand Hill.
Ware County
This Sand Hill is located in Ware County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km] to the south of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Sand Hill.
Manitoba
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Massachusetts
Plymouth County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Sand Hill [Plymouth County].
Michigan
Saginaw County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sand Hill [Saginaw County].
Wayne County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sand Hill [Wayne County].
Mississippi
Attala County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Sand Hill [Attala County].
Copiah County
This Sand Hill is located in Copiah County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Sand Hill.
Greene County
This Sand Hill is located in Greene County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km] to the southwest of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Sand Hill.
Jones County
This Sand Hill is located in Jones County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km] to the southwest of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Sand Hill.
Rankin County
This Sand Hill is located in Rankin County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km] to the southwest of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Sand Hill.
Missouri
Scotland County
This Sand Hill is located in Scotland County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Sand Hill.
New Brunswick
This Sand Hill lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
New York
Erie County
This Sand Hill is located in Erie County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Sand Hill.
Montgomery County
This Sand Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 604 miles [972 km] to the northeast of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sand Hill.
Oswego County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Sand Hill [Oswego County].
Otsego County
This Sand Hill is located in Otsego County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Sand Hill.
North Carolina
Buncombe County
This Sand Hill is located in Buncombe County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Sand Hill.
Richmond County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sand Hill [Richmond County].
Ohio
Erie County
This Sand Hill is located in Erie County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the north of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Sand Hill.
Scioto County
This Sand Hill is located in Scioto County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the north of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Sand Hill.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Sand Hill.
Pennsylvania
Lebanon County
This Sand Hill is located in Lebanon County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Sand Hill.
Westmoreland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Sand Hill [Westmoreland County].
Quebec
This Sand Hill lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
Tennessee
Polk County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Sand Hill [Polk County].
Texas
Burleson County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Burleson County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Sand Hill.
Upshur County
This Sand Hill is located in Upshur County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Sand Hill.
West Virginia
Marshall County
This Sand Hill is located in Marshall County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Sand Hill.
Wood County
This Sand Hill is located in Wood County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the north northeast of the Sand Hill that is located in Harlan County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Sand Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand Hill ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Black Bottom (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kings Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sand Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sand Hill and extending to:
Harlan, which is the Seat of Harlan County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sand Hill to Harlan, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sand Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9748, Longitude: -83.0066 In this case, the coordinates for Sand Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Sand Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sand Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Sand Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.504 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.276 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.87 degrees.